I arrived at Marseille St Charles railway station by metro on the blue number 1 line and really didn’t need to venture outside. However, the station is known for its grand approach.
When I was there, it was very hot, the blue sky and white stone were dazzling. It was tempting to go back into the station building and stay cool, but I had to check it out.
The view was fabulous, all the way to Notre Dame de la Garde on the hill to the far right. I nearly stayed put at the top, but I’d seen photos and wanted to see the stairs going up. I’d need to save my energy so I went slowly down.
It was worth it.
104 steps, I went back up even slower, pretending that I was stopping to enjoy the view, but actually saving my breathe and my knees!
LOOK UP is this weeks Lens-Artist Photo Challenge and Patti is in wonderful Florence.
Lucid Gypsy 
Looks great!
Lovely clicks 😃
Blimey, that’s a lot of stairs to a station. Hopefully there is a disabled access somewhere. I would have thought twice about going to the bottom, but I am glad you did 😀
Wonderful spot, Lucid Gypsy. It is understandably famous. I’m so glad you took shots going up and down the stairs! Beautiful.
laughed with you (in a good way) to imagine you catching your breath…. I mean sightseeing!
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that is a grand entrance – and one of my favorite things about your pics today are the people.
Sometimes (most of the time for me at least) I find that photos of places like this that have people – it adds more to the image. We get a feel for the season, the crowd, and even culture trends.
Then, sometimes the people add to the elements in the image – like in the first image there is balance – with the two people on the stairs and the three folks lined up to the right – with the man looking back (so cool)
and the second photo – the three to the mid right are lined up with the street –
in the last one – the lady mid center and high – brings the eye in and then feel the stairs even more as we explore the rest of the photo.
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LOL for “enjoying the view” on the way back up! Beautiful captures for the challenge
Wow, that is quite the approach!
Of course you wee enjoying the view, and taking photographs, and you stepping gently and slowly as not to damage the steps…